Iperf

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Mon, 04/10/2017 - 15:47

VE3CWU

Iperf

A couple of members of our mesh group have been doing tests using iperf installed on a pair of computers, one as a server, one as a client.

i see there are two iperf packages available in the "Download Package" utility in Administration.

One Package is iperf, the other is iperf-mt.

Can someone please explain how to use these packages?

thanks de ve3cwu

Mon, 04/10/2017 - 23:49

K5DLQ

ignore the iperf-mt package.

ignore the iperf-mt package.

Here is the SIMPLE way to use iperf...

http://www.aredn.org/content/iperfspeed-v03

Tue, 04/11/2017 - 06:48

(Reply to #2) #3

VE3CWU

Many thanks for the quick

Many thanks for the quick reply. Please see private email , 73 de bob ve3cwu

Tue, 04/11/2017 - 09:40

(Reply to #3) #4

K5DLQ

when the package installed,

when the package installed, did it add the service advertisement? do you see a link on the mesh status page?

Tue, 04/11/2017 - 13:49

(Reply to #4) #5

VE3CWU

No I do not see a service

No I do not see a service advertisement ( similar to what you see when Mesh Chat installs)

iperf does appear to be installed as I can see it in the "Remove Package" view.

tnx agn de ve3cwu

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 08:14

(Reply to #5) #6

AB4YY

maybe this will help...

This may or may not help but has worked for me:

I renamed the three required package files so I can easily find them to install through the GUI. Actually all I did was give them a number prefix. Here are the names of the files on my PC:

1-uclibcxx_0.2.4-1_ar71xx.ipk
2-iperf_2.0.5-1bbhn1_ar71xx.ipk
3-iperfspeed_0.3_all.ipk

I install them in numerical order. The first two install rather quickly. The last one takes quite a bit longer. IperfSpeed will not properly work for me until I reboot the node.

73 - Mike ab4yy

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 13:28

(Reply to #6) #7

VE3CWU

But, as I understand it you

But, as I understand it you dont need to load those 3 packages individually. There is a "Download and Install" package for iperf on the Administration page. Please correct me if I'm doing it wrong.

thanks, bob ve3cwu

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 14:02

(Reply to #7) #8

KG6JEI

the iperf package is just a

the iperf package is just a simple package.

It adds no service announcements but does open some firewall rules for users but its required to be run manually (users are expected to know how to use it before installing it)

the iperspeed package isn't an AREDN package, it requires the iperf package be installed, but it wasn't created by the AREDN team (Trevor wrote it himself) and has its own instructions. installing the iperf package will not install Trevor's iperfspeed (but installing iperfspeed will make you install iperf)

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 14:50

(Reply to #8) #9

VE3CWU

Conrad, thanks. How do we

Conrad, thanks. How do we install these other packages? SSH to the root?

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 16:33

(Reply to #9) #10

K5DLQ

for iperfspeed, use the admin

for iperfspeed, use the admin page's Package "UPLOAD" button.

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 17:32

(Reply to #10) #11

VE3CWU

Darryl, thanks for the tip.

Darryl, thanks for the tip. I was unaware of that useful tool! I havthoseos 3 files installed on one node and the service is advertised. Now to set up another node.
many thanks, 73, bob

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 17:36

(Reply to #11) #12

K5DLQ

awesome! have fun

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 17:53

(Reply to #12) #13

VE3CWU

Thanks again, works like a

Thanks again, works like a charm !

73, ve3cwu

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